Scientists to Clone Woolly Mammoth in Five Years

[PC World]  Professor Akani Iritani of Kyoto University told the The Daily Telegraph that he thinks there's a "reasonable chance" that a "healthy mammoth could be born in four or five years."  More...

Divers say they've found shipwreck from 1811

[MSN]  Oliver Perry's USS Revenge went down off the coast of Rhode Island.  More...

WikiLeaks Cables Cited in Lawsuit Over $500 Million Sunken Treasure

[Wired]  A deep-sea treasure-hunting company in Florida says that diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks have exposed the U.S. government’s backdoor interference in a lawsuit over $500 million in silver and gold coins recovered from a Spanish galleon. According to Odyssey Marine Exploration, based in Florida, the U.S. State Department cables show that the U.S. ambassador to Spain made a quid pro quo deal to assist that country in its battle with Odyssey for the treasure.  More...

Blackbeard's Ship Yields Ornamental Sword

[National Geographic]  Since 1997, archaeologists have been excavating the Queen Anne's Revenge. The sword hilt is among their latest finds and was revealed to the public this month.  More...

Did the Scots visit Iceland?

[Unreported Heritage News]  New research reveals island inhabited 70 years before Vikings thought to have arrived.  More...

Did Famine Destroy ‘Camelot’?

[Arch News]   South Cadbury Castle is well known for its suspected association with King Arthur as the site of his infamous castle, Camelot. Excavations have shown that the site was indeed strengthened in the period formally known as the Dark Ages, at the time of the legendary Arthur. However, there is one question that remains an enigma – why was the site abandoned?  More...

Remains Of Oldest Fruit Trees In Iberian Peninsula Found

[Arch News]   Recent research on seed samples gathered over the years at medieval archaeological sites in the historic old quarter of Hondarribia, has that these are the remains of the oldest fruit trees in Southern Europe.  More...

Climate Changes Linked to Fall of Roman Empire

[Discovery]   Think small variations in temperature and precipitation levels don't have much of an impact? Guess again.  More...

'Oldest known wine-making facility' found in Armenia

[BBC]   A wine press and fermentation jars from about 6,000 years ago were found in a cave in the south Caucasus country.  More...

34,000-year-old bacteria discovered...and it's still alive

[Christian Science Monitor]  The microbes were discovered in trapped inside tiny bubbles in salt crystals buried in Death Valley, in a state of suspended animation.  More...

Renaissance Score Engraved in Church's Exterior

[Discovery]  One of the most beautiful churches in Naples, Italy, conceals a musical score within its unusual stone-clad facade, a new study has concluded. Famous for its triumphant Neapolitan Baroque interior and lavishly decorated with colored marble and frescoes, the fortress-like church of Gesù Nuovo has long puzzled historians for the mysterious symbols engraved on the diamond-shaped stones protruding from its facade. More...

Constable's sketch of Wordsworth uncovered

[Telegraph]  A little known drawing kept in a provincial British museum has been revealed to depict the product of a meeting between two of the country's most beloved and famous artistes.  More...

German Archeologists Uncover Celtic Treasure

[Spiegel]  Archeologists in Germany have discovered a 2,600-year-old Celtic tomb containing ornate jewellery of gold and amber. They say the grave is unusually well preserved and should provide important insights into early Celtic culture. More...

7,000-year-old timbers found beneath MI6 Thames headquarters

[Guardian]  Archaeologists hail oldest wooden structure ever found on river, despite security services' armed response to researchers.  More...

Hidden Literary References Discovered in the Mona Lisa

[ScienceDaily]  Queen's University Classics professor emeritus Ross Kilpatrick believes the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet Petrarch.  More...

Skeletons give insight into ancient Roman healthcare

[BBC]  The skeletons of twin children found in Pompeii have revealed that even poor Roman families were able to provide basic healthcare for their sick children.  More...

New Treasure Find In UK

 [Archnews]  Medieval crucifix that was discovered by a Metal Detector may find a permanent home in Dorset, UK.  More...

UF study of lice DNA shows humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago

[University of Florida]  A new University of Florida study following the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago, a technology which enabled them to successfully migrate out of Africa.  More...

Land where Greek's ancient language survives

[The Independent]  An isolated community near the Black Sea coast in a remote part of north-eastern Turkey has been found to speak a Greek dialect that is remarkably close to the extinct language of ancient Greece.  More...

Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel

[AP]   Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world's first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday.  A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have found rough axes and other tools thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years old close to shelters on the island's south coast. More...